House of Commons Commission

Parliamentary Estate: Personal Injury

Justin Madders: To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many personal injury claims were made relating to incidents on the parliamentary estate in each of the last ten years for which figures are available.

Tom Brake: The following number of personal injury claims have been dealt with on behalf of the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons:   Court claims issued Claims settled without court proceedings Liability denied, no further action 2009 nil 1 6 2010 nil nil 1 2011 2 nil 1 2012 1 nil 4 2013 1 1 3 2014 1 2 5 2015 nil 1 2 2016 2 nil 2 2017 nil 1 1 2018 To date: 3 ongoing cases, no court proceedings

Women and Equalities

Single People: Discrimination

Dr David Drew: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she has taken to ensure that single people are not discriminated against in relation to those who are married or in civil partnerships.

Victoria Atkins: Although being single is not a protected characteristic (unlike, for example, race or sex) in the Equality Act 2010, single people can particularly benefit from other protec-tions in that legislation - for example, provisions which allow shops and attractions to charge older or younger people less than working-age adults. These concessions, for example cheaper haircuts for pensioners or discounted entry to events and museums for students and pensioners, are likely to be of particular benefit to single people, who are strongly represented in these groups.